No. 3,979 in Dutch
zinloos
"Zinloos" means "pointless" or "meaningless."
In a sentence
Het lijkt zinloos om nog langer te wachten.
It seems pointless to wait any longer.
Here, 'zinloos' is used to describe an action as having no sensible purpose or outcome.
Het was zinloos om te proberen hem te overtuigen.
It was futile to try to convince him.
In this context, 'zinloos' expresses the ineffectiveness or hopelessness of an effort.
Zijn uitleg was compleet zinloos.
His explanation was completely meaningless.
Here, 'zinloos' characterizes the explanation as lacking meaning or value.
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